Shirred material



Q. SEAMAN Fab M, W39.

SHI REED MATERI AL Qriginal Filed Jan. 4, 1938 1 Z L/LL/H :5

INVENTOR.

Patented Feb. 14, 1939 2,147,463

amass summon MATERIAL Charles Seaman, Jamaica Estates, N. Y.

Original application January 4, 1938, Serial No.

183,281. Divided and this application Januany 4, 1938, Serial No. 183,282

6 Claims. (Cl. 278) This invention relates to shirred materials, and The puffed shirred areas may be formed in varmore particularly to a puffed shirred material ious designs. This depends on the nature'oi' the having a highly ornamental and decorative apmaterial constituting the shirred material and/or pearance. a the length of the. stitch securing the materials In accordance with the principles of this inand/or the adjustment of the presser'toot with uvention, a shining material is formed, as by j respect to the needles of the-machine; 1 passage through a suitable passage, with alter- Further, diiferent configurations of the puffed nate ridges and furrows. The shirring material shirred areas are securedwhen the shirring main this condition is fed beneath an appropriateterial is bias-cut, cross-cut or cut longitudinally.

10 ly designed presser foot toe, whereby the ridges Any number. of alternate puifed'shirred areas 10 and furrows of the material are substantially and fiat shirred areas may be p o e Of maintained during the feeding of the material course, when'the number of different alternate to the needles of a multiple-needle sewing maareas has been determined, themachineishould chine and during the stitching thereof. be provided with the requisite number of needles The presser foot and the feed dogs are so (19- as will stitch the materials "as aforesaid. r signed and arranged that the material is fed h w d s of h al 'r t u f d andhirr dv at a greater speed to the needles than away from a 0 either t ls y be Walledby the needles. As a consequence, the material, the use of app p iate mea for. imparting the prior to the stitching operation, is hirr d, ridges and furrows in the shirring material and 20 The presser foot is also so designed that the n a p opr a ly shap d press' r foot toe. 3 1 2o needles of the machine stitch the material while In order to more fully: explain the/invention, it is still in cooperative'engagement with the reference is now made to the c pan ng presser foot toe. More particularlyrthe presser drawing h m-s V r I ustrative embodifoot is mounted in the machine so that th ments of the invention are shown and wherein:

g5 terial will be stitched at approximately each bot- Figure 1 is a p p View o a Shirred matom bend between the ridges and furrow of t terialconstituting :one embodiment oi the invenmaterial. tion; s

In order to retain the puffed shirred and flat Figure 218 an d v w of the material shown shirred areas in position, the shirred material in Figure is stitched to a suitable base ,material. In one Figure 3 is a top plan View Of & S rred mate- 30 form of the invention, the base material is fed rial constituting another embodiment of the inbeneath the shirring material under the presser Vellum; foot toe, whereby the said base material 1 fiat Figure 4 is an end view of the material shown shirred. The stitches penetrating, the shirred in Figure 1:5 material and the base material retain the puffed Figure 5 1s ELlop Plan View 9 Shirred mateshirred and flat shirred area i t produ t rial constituting still another embodiment of the For a more complete description of the appainvention; and ratus for producing the product of the instant Figure 6 is an end View Of the aterial shown invention, reference is directed to the copending in Figure 40 application, Serial No. 183,281, filed January 4, Referring now to the drawing wherein like 40 1938, of which this application is a division. reference numerals designate like parts, the ref- The product of the instant invent comprises erence numeral I designates a shirred material pufi'ed shirred areas and flat shirred areas, said having a te u d s rred areas 2 and fiat areas preferably being alternate, I th shirred areas 3. The shirred material is superferred form of the invention, th pufled shin-ed posed on a suitable base material 4 and secured areas project upwardly from the material and thereto by means of stitches 5. are substantially hollow, It is to be noted that each row of stitches 5 In rd r t r tain th form and hape of t is approximately at each bottom bend between shirred areas (both fiat and pufled),.there is the puffed and flat shirred areas. The stitches provided a base material to which the shirred 5, together with the base material 4 to which the 50 material is secured. The two materials are seshirred material I is secured, serve to retain the cured together by means of stitches, there being puffed shirred areas and the fiat shirred areas a single row of stitches at approximately each in position. bottom bend between the pufied and flat shirred The pufied shirred areas 2 project from the areas. base material and are substantially hollow on 56 their under side, while the flat shirred areas 3 are in substantial contact with the base material.

The base material, due to the method of preparing the product, is also flat shirred and it extends over the space on the under side of the puffed shirred areas. Though in the preferred form of the invention the base material is substantially coextensive with the flat and pulled shirred areas of the material I, if desired the base material may be formed of strip material or tapes disposed beneath the material I so that the stitches 5 will penetrate therethrough whereby said tapes and stitches serve to maintain the flat and puffed areas in position.

The pufled shirred areas 2 may be made of various designs. Different designs can be secured by diiferent adjustments of the elements of the machine as aforesaid. Further, this can be secured by the nature of the goods constituting the shirred material I. For example, if the shirred material I is formed of bias-cut material, then the puffed areas will assume a form substantially as shown in Figure 1. If the shirred material I is formed of cross-cut material, then the puffed areas will assume the form shown in Figure 3. When the shirred material I is formed of longitudinally cut material, then the puffed areas will assume the position shown in Figure 5.

In the preferred form of the invention, the base material 4 is formed of net and the shirred material I is formed of silk, satin or the like.

The product constituting the instant invention is highly ornamental and can be used as an attractive trimming on wearing apparel, particularly ladies dresses and gowns, as an ornamental trimming on blankets, comfortables, bedspreads, and for any purpose where an attractive and ornamental trimming is desired.

Since it is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made in the above description without departing from the nature or spirit thereof, this invention is not restricted thereto except as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. An article of manufacture consisting of a material having puffed shirred areas and flat shirred areas and secured to a flat shirred base material to retain the form and shape of said pufied shirred areas and said flat shirred areas.

2. An article of manufacture consisting of a material having alternate puifecl shirred areas and flat shirred areas and secured to a flat shirred base material to retain the form and shape of said puifed shirred areas and said fiat shirred areas.

3. An article of manufacture consisting of a material having puffed shirred areas and flat shirred areas and secured to a flat shirred base material by a row of stitches at approximately each bottom bend between said puffed shirred areas and said flat shirred areas to retain the shape and form of said puffed shirred areas and said flat shirred areas.

4. An article of manufacture consisting of a material having puffed shirred areas and flat shirred areas and secured to a flat shirred base material to retain the form and shape of said puffed shirred areas and said flat shirred areas, said puffed shirred areas projecting from said base material and said flat shirred areas being in substantial contact with said flat shirred base material.

5. An article of manufacture consisting of a material having puffed shirred areas and flat shirred areas and secured to a flat shirred base material by a row of stitches at approximately each bottom bend between said pufied shirred areas and said flat shirred areas to retain the form and shape of said puffed shirred areas and said flat shirred areas, said puffed shirred areas projecting from said base material and said flat shirred areas being in substantial contact with said flat shirred base material.

6. An article of manufacture consisting of a material having alternate puifed shirred areas and flat shirred areas and secured to a base material formed of a flat shirred net by a row of stitches at approximately each bottom bend between said puffed shirred areas and said flat shirred areas to retain the form and shape of said pufled shirred areas and said fiat shirred areas.

CHARLES SEAMAN. 

